August 2010
What's New in Google Earth?

Oil Spill Recovery Map
The newest Google Earth Hero, The Defenders
of Wildlife, created a Gulf Oil Spill Recovery Map to act as a
geographical legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This passionate
organization is dedicated to increasing awareness on the cleanup
efforts and protecting wildlife. To learn more about this Hero, read
their story on
our blog.

Tour the Ocean with Google Earth 1.1 for Android
Google Earth has a
new version for Android that allows you to explore the Ocean from
your mobile device. Dive below the ocean surface, check out the
"Explore the Ocean" layer and try the "look around" button to tilt the
view. Download Google Earth 1.1 for Android from the Android Market.
Explore the ocean from anywhere!

Visualize Your GPS Tracks
Recently, a sailing club in San Francisco
presented their sailboat race results using "Tracks" in Google
Earth 5.2. They imported their GPS data into Google Earth and were
easily able to replay the race. They even included 3D models of the
boats and buoys! Whether your activity is boating, cycling, hiking,
rowing or just exploring, you too can create your own tracks.
Learn more about GPS Tracks and replay your favorite activity or
race.

Explore More 3D Cities
We've added more cities in 3D to Google Earth. Take a virtual tour of
Seville, Spain
to explore symbolic buildings, plazas and contemporary architecture.
Next, travel to
Berlin and Stuttgart in Germany to see architectural masterpieces,
and stop over in Rotterdam,
Netherlands to fly over the famous cube houses. We also added
more available cities in Google Building Maker so you can add your
own 3D buildings in your town.

Architecture Firm uses Pro Data Layers
Merriman Associates/Architects (maa) uses
Google Earth Pro data layers to analyze potential sites for
development. Using the parcel data and radius measuring tools, only in
Google Earth Pro, and high resolution imagery, maa saves time and money
when planning new projects. Read their
case study to learn how they design more efficiently with Google
Earth Pro.

News from Google Earth Outreach
This month we'll take a look at a couple of stories. First, an update
on the newest of the Google Earth Heroes, The Defenders of Wildlife,
and how this passionate group is applying its Gulf Oil Spill Recovery
Map to act as a geographical legacy of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Next, we'll look at one of our tutorials that helps you put a different
perspective on things.
Please read more.

New and Updated Imagery
This month we added new and updated imagery, including high-resolution
aerial updates for the USA, Canada, Uruguay, Poland, Czech Republic,
Macedonia, and the Netherlands. Many countries also received
high-resolution satellite updates, including Mexico, Jamaica, Thailand,
India, Peru, South Africa, Japan, Vietnam and more. Take a look at
these changes and many more (marked in red) in our update posts
here,
here and here, or
view this file directly in
Google Earth. Don't forget you can use the View -> Historical
Imagery option to see imagery choices through the time slider.

Where in the World?
Can you find where this feature is in Google Earth? Click the image
above for a larger view. See if you can be the first person with the
correct answer here. Here are a few clues:

The Latin phrase "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" appears on passports held
by citizens of this country.

These are said to be "a girl's best friend".

This location was featured in an episode of National Geographic's
"Megastructures".

Note: Please avoid posting spoilers on the Google
Earth Community. We'd like as many people as possible to enjoy the
quiz.